CHAPTER IV. The Roman Curia

Can.360 The Supreme Pontiff usually conducts the affairs of the universal Church through the Roman Curia which

performs its function in his name and by his authority for the good and service of the churches. The Roman Curia

consists of the Secretariat of State or the Papal Secretariat, the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church,

congregations, tribunals, and other institutes; the constitution and competence of all these are defined in special

law.

Can.361 In this Code, the term Apostolic See or Holy See refers not only to the Roman Pontiff but also to the

Secretariat of State, the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church, and other institutes of the Roman Curia,

unless it is otherwise apparent from the nature of the matter or the context of the words.